| 词汇 | pacify |
| 释义 | pacify 1 ENTRIES FOUND: pacify (verb) pacify /ˈpæsəˌfaɪ/ verb pacifies; pacified; pacifying pacify /ˈpæsəˌfaɪ/ verb pacifies; pacified; pacifying Learner's definition of PACIFY [+ object] 1 : to cause (someone who is angry or upset) to become calm or quiet使平静；安抚 pacify [=soothe] a crying child哄哭闹的孩子 She resigned from her position to pacify her accusers.她辞去职务以安抚指控她的人。 2 : to cause or force (a country, a violent group of people, etc.) to become peaceful平息；平定 Their efforts to pacify the nation by force failed.他们用武力平定那个国家的努力失败了。 trying to pacify a mob of protesters极力安抚一伙抗议者 — pacification /ˌpæsəfəˈkeɪʃən/ noun [noncount] Many died in the years before pacification.很多人在事情平息的几年前就死去了。 |
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